xanthine oxidase
xanthine oxidase · xanthine oxidases
A crystallizable flavoprotein enzyme containing iron and molybdenum that promotes the…A crystallizable flavoprotein enzyme containing iron and molybdenum that promotes the oxidation especially of hypoxanthine and xanthine to uric acid and of many aldehydes to carboxylic acids and that is obtained usually from milk or liver.
Meaning
1 sensesA crystallizable flavoprotein enzyme containing iron and molybdenum that promotes the oxidation especially of hypoxanthine and xanthine to uric acid and of many aldehydes to carboxylic acids and that is obtained usually from milk or liver.
Forms
plural: xanthine oxidases| Singular | xanthine oxidase |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsxanthinoxidase
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedfebuxostat